The Bulgarian Entrapment Of Imperial Conspirators Against Emperor Leo III of Constantinople

Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741) gained power due, in large part, to the actions and reign of a former ruler named Emperor...

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Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...

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Land Of The Lotus Eaters, By Robert Seldon Duncanson (1821–1872)

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The Pin-Point Revenge Of Alcmene Against King Eurystheus

As told by ancient Greek mythology, Alcmene was a Mycenaean princess who gave birth to the famous hero, Heracles, after she was visited by...

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  Apuleius (125-170) "See, all of you, mark, learn, and inwardly digest, the lengths to which the frenzy of desire can drive a man." From The...

When A Spartan Fleet Was Devastated In 410 BCE, The Persians Helped Them Rebuild

At the start of the second phase of the decades-long Peloponnesian War (c. 431-404 BCE) between the alliances of Athens and Sparta, an Athenian...
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